419 scam: Pastor Anita Hall <hmsanita11@mrgarymoorer.net> Contact TNT Courier for your Bank Draft

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +22999857320 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: Pastor Anita Hall <hmsanita11@mrgarymoorer.net>
Reply-To: jjmmj1970@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 15 May 2010 05:53:08 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Contact TNT Courier for your Bank Draft

UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION
UNIT IN AFFILIATION WITH
WORLD BANK
From:, Special Envoy to
Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon
Contact
TNT Courier for delivery
:E-MAIL: tnt.tnt@ws-loei.ac.th

Attention:

We have been having a meeting for the past 7 months which just
ended 2 days ago with the secretary to the UNITED NATIONS. This email
is to all the people that have been victim in any part of the world, the
UNITED NATIONS IN Affiliation with WORLD BANK have agreed to compensate
you with the sum of US$1,950,000.00, for self support.This is
regarding the
draws he organized before he left the office to help individuals to own
a self charity organization also for your to build your Personal
Company/organization so as to help the less privileged in there society.

This
includes every foreign contractors that may have not received their
contract,
inheritance sum, and people that have had an unfinished transaction or
international businesses that failed due to Government problems and the
World financial Crisis etc. We found your name in the list of those who
are to benefit from these compensation exercise and that is why we are
contacting you, this have been agreed upon and have been signed You are
advised to contact Mr Nelson Febian of TNT Courier office in Benin
Republic, as he is our representative in Benin, contact him immediately
for your Cheque/ International Bank Draft of USD$1,950,000.00.

This
funds are in a Bank Draft for security purpose ok?, so he will send it
to you
and you can clear it in any bank of your choice. Therefore, you should
send him your full Name... telephone number.... Postal Address..., Pass
Port or Driver's Licence... where you want him to send the Draft to you.
Contact Mr. Nelson Febian immediately for your Cheque at the given
address below:

Comapny Name: TNT Courier.
Contact Person:
Nelson
E-MAIL: tnt.tnt@ws-loei.ac.th
PHONE:
+229 99 857 320

I apologize on behalf of my organization for
any delay you might have
encountered in receiving your fund in the
past. Thanks and God
bless you and
your family. Hoping to hear from you as soon as you cash your Bank
Draft. Making the world a better place.

Regards,
Office of
Secretary-
General Ban Ki-Moon.
Ms Anita Hall Financial officer
United
Nations..
http://www.unorg/sg

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